Gudur Assembly constituency

Gudur Assembly constituency is a SC (Scheduled Caste)^[1] reserved constituency of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India. It is one among 7 constituencies in the Tirupati district.

Gudur
Constituency for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Constituency Details
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Tirupati
Total electors	2,36,496
Reservation	SC
Member of Legislative Assembly
Current MLA	Varaprasad Rao Velagapalli
Party	Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party
Elected year	2019

Varaprasad Rao Velagapalli of Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party is currently representing the constituency.

Overview

It is part of the Tirupati Lok Sabha constituency along with another six Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, Sarvepalli, Sullurpeta, Venkatagiri in Nellore district and Tirupati, Srikalahasti, Satyavedu in Chittoor district.

Mandals

Mandal
Gudur
Chillakur
Kota
Vakadu
Chittamur

Members of Legislative Assembly

Year	Member	Political party
1952	Pelleti Gopalakrishna Reddy		Indian National Congress
1955	Pelleti Gopalakrishna Reddy		Indian National Congress
1962	Pelleti Gopalakrishna Reddy		Indian National Congress
1967	V. Ramachandra Reddy		Independent politician
1972	Srinivasulu Reddy Nallapareddy		Independent politician
1978	Patra Prakasa Rao		Indian National Congress (I)
1983	Ogi Masthanaiah		Independent politician
1985	Balli Durga Prasad Rao		Telugu Desam Party
1989	Patra Prakasa Rao		Indian National Congress
1994	Balli Durga Prasad Rao		Telugu Desam Party
1999	Balli Durga Prasad Rao		Telugu Desam Party
2004	Patra Prakasa Rao		Indian National Congress
2009	Balli Durga Prasad Rao		Telugu Desam Party
2014	Pasim Sunil Kumar		YSR Congress Party
2019	Varaprasad Rao Velagapalli		YSR Congress Party

Election results

1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Gudur^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Pellati Gopalakrishna Reddy	18,175	40.94%	40.94%
	Independent	Katamareddy Raja Rami Reddy	15,052	33.90%
	CPI	Chani Chinna Subbiah	7,376	16.61%
	KMPP	Guddeti Veerasubramahyam	2,658	5.99%
	Independent	Tatiparthi Peter Luthar	1,137	2.56%
Margin of victory			3,123	7.03%
Turnout			44,398	63.32%
Registered electors			70,116
	INC win (new seat)

2004

2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Gudur^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Patra Prakasa Rao	62,809	52.28	+11.79
	TDP	Dr. Vukkala Rajeswaramma	53,978	44.93	-6.70
Majority			8,831	7.35
Turnout			120,132	71.79	+6.22
	INC gain from TDP		Swing

2009

2009 Andhra Pradesh state assembly elections: Gudur^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	TDP	Balli Durga Prasda Rao	64,330	42.09	-2.84
	INC	Panabaka Krishnaiah	53,092	34.74	-17.54
	PRP	Babu Ravindra Manapati	27,318	17.87
Majority			11,238	7.35
Turnout			152,836	72.55	+0.76
	TDP gain from INC		Swing

2014

Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, 2014: Gudur^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	YSRCP	Pasim Sunil Kumar	80,698	48.01
	TDP	Dr.Bathala Radha Jyothsna Latha	71,650	42.63	+0.54
Majority			9,048	5.38
Turnout			168,083	78.11	+5.46
	YSRCP gain from TDP		Swing

2019

2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Gudur^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	YSRCP	Varaprasad Rao Velagapalli	1,09,759	59.58	+11.57
	TDP	Pasim Sunil Kumar	64,301	34.90
Majority			45,459	24.70
Turnout			1,84,230	77.90
	YSRCP hold		Swing

References

1. "TABLE B - Parliamentary Constituencies" (PDF). Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008. The Election Commission of India. p. 31.
2. (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
3. "Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election, 2004". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
4. "Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election, 2009". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
5. "Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election, 2014". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
6. "Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election, 2019". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 14 September 2021.

Coordinates: 14°08′N 79°50′E / 14.14°N 79.84°E / 14.14; 79.84